Title: Coming Home
Author's LJ/DWJ: brihana25
Categories: other media, Daniel, episode related, drama, team
Warnings: none
Author's Webpage/Fic list: : brihana25_vids
Link to vid: Coming Home

Why this should be read watched: Brihana makes so many wonderful vids that it's hard to choose just one! From the hilarious Stargate Cantina to the angsty Say the Words, she covers ship, gen, humor, drama, team... If you enjoy SG-1 vids at all, take the time to browse through her work. You're bound to find something you'll love.

The vid I'm reccing here is a fantastic retelling of the end of S1/beginning of S2 arc, starting from TBFTGOG and ending in Serpent's Lair. Great music, great scene choices, and I love the way the lyrics fit the story line impossibly well. A real treat that I always enjoy rewatching!

Title: A Failure of Leadership
Author's LJ/DWJ: trindajae
Categories: other media, episode related, Jack, character study
Warnings: none
Author's Webpage/Fic list: unknown
Link to story: A Failure of Leadership

Why this should be read: This fascinating character study of Jack and how his leadership (or lack thereof) impacts his team was posted back when redial_the_gate did The Other Side, but it's stuck with me ever since. I really like how Trindajae gives us a different perspective on why everyone behaved as they did during this rather fraught episode. Don't forget to browse the comments, too, for further discussion!

Full disclaimer: Why, yes, I was a mod at Redial. :)

Title: Podfic of In Dulci Jubilo; written by Salieri, read by Aces
Author's LJ/DWJ: troyswann / aces
Categories: Sam, other media, character study, original charactesr, team, Janet, friendship
Warnings: none
Author's Webpage/Fic list: Salieri's Outside The Box
Link to story: links to podfic and text

Why this should be heard: This long and lush character study is simply gorgeous: Sam and her perspectives on the world, affected by close contact with a fascinating alien race, and filtered through the comfort and unwavering support of her teammates and friends. It's adult in the best sense of the word: intelligent, thoughtful, challenging. Aces does a stunning job of turning it into podfic, and this is half an hour of quality SG-1 at its best.

Title: Stargate:SG-1 [The Movie] Theatrical Trailer
Author's LJ/DWJ: unknown
Categories: theme: other media, humor, team
Warnings: none
Author's Webpage/Fic list: DoubleTrebe1518's YouTube page
Link to story: SG-1 Theatrical Trailer (also embedded below)
Why this should be watched: Absolutely hilarious trailer of a non-existent SG-1 movie that you just wish was real! I was grinning in the first few seconds, and laughing out loud by the end. :)

Mod note: yes, it includes Sam kissing Jack in Broca Divide. No, it is not shippy.

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Title: Half-Crazy
Author's LJ/DWJ: teand
Categories: character: cameron mitchell, character: daniel jackson, character: samantha carter, character: teal'c, character: vala mal doran, era: season 9-10, team
Warnings: none
Author's Webpage/Fic list: "fic" tag @ LJ
Link to story: Half-Crazy
Why this should be read: Cam's in the hospital, and it's up to his team to make that as painless as possible. Vala eats his chocolates and teaches him about wheelchairs. Daniel brings all of Cam's favorite foods. Sam steals internet access from a General. And Teal'c ... is Teal'c, in all the best ways possible.

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Title: Vala Alphabet Soup
Author's LJ/DWJ: n/a
Categories: valuable Vala, ep related, character study, friendship, humor, angst, drama, pre-series, post-series
Warnings: none
Author's Webpage/Fic list: n/a
Link to story: Vala Alphabet Soup

Why this should be read: It might be cheating a little to rec the Soup as a whole, especially since I organize the Soups and have actually written one of the fics. :) But here's a chance to read twenty-six great Vala fics at once, by 25 different authors! These are funny and painful and insightful and fluffy and thoughtful in turns, and you'll enjoy every last one of them. Don't forget to follow the links to the authors' individual journals and leave them feedback!

Title: Bonded
Author's LJ/DWJ: tallulah_rasa
Categories: character: daniel jackson, character: jack o'neill, character: jacob carter, character: samantha carter, character: teal'c, era: season 1-2, humor, team, theme: dangerous daniel, theme: tok'ra
Warnings: none
Author's Webpage/Fic list: Stargate SG-1 Stories
Link to story: Bonded
Why this should be read: Bad things happen if you leave Daniel at home. Very, very bad things.

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Title: Meetings
Author's LJ/DWJ: kay_brooke
Categories: team, humor, crossover
Warnings: crossover with Doctor Who
Author's Webpage/Fic list: Fanfic Master List
Link to story: Meetings

Why this should be read: Another fun Doctor Who crossover (this from the woman who has never seen a single ep of any incarnation of Doctor Who, ever) as Ten and Martha meet Cam's SG-1 off-world. Stellar characterization with a few deft exchanges of dialogue will leave you grinning and wishing for more!


“It was the NID, wasn’t it?”

“No,” said Martha, wondering what the NID was. “Judoon. Mercenary space rhinos,” she clarified when Daniel looked at her questioningly.

“Oh,” said Daniel. “Space rhinos. Of course.”

Title: A Jaffa, an archaeologist, and two Air Force officers walk into a library…
Author's LJ/DWJ: wishfulaces
Categories: team, humor, crossover
Warnings: crossover with Doctor Who
Author's Webpage/Fic list: Aces at AO3
Link to story: A Jaffa, an archaeologist, and two Air Force officers walk into a library…

Why this should be read: This is nothing short of gleeful: fanboy!Doctor Who meets SG-1 and saves a library!

Oh, c'mon, you can't resist reading that... :)


The guy wearing glasses was the only one not pointing a weapon at them. “Guys?” he said, raising a finger. “I’m pretty sure the bad guys don’t normally wear bowties.”

“No,” said the Doctor, fingering his bowtie, “bad guys are not cool enough to wear bowties.”

“Why, Daniel,” muttered the older white man in the baseball cap, “I think you just found yourself a twin.”

Title: And Can I Interest You in Some Fine Lakeside Property on P3L-997?
Author's LJ/DWJ/AO3: nandamai / nandamai
Categories: character: Daniel, character: Jack, character: Sam, character: Teal'c, humor, team
Warnings: None
Author's Webpage/Fic list: Nanda's Lament
Link to story: And Can I Interest You in Some Fine Lakeside Property on P3L-997?
Why this should be read: Meanwhile, back on Earth in the future, nature has put a similar damper on Jack's retirement celebration. It's perfect anyway.

About 280 words.

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Title: Not Just a Job
Author's LJ/DWJ/AO3: cofax7 | cofax
Categories: character: Daniel, character: Jack, character: Sam, character: Teal'c, humor, team
Warnings: None
Author's Webpage/Fic list: Alchemy, Mouldiwarps, and Coprophagy
Link to story: Not Just a Job (AO3) | Not Just a Job (author's website)
Why this should be read: Serving on a gate team is an awesome job that has its moments of wonder and its moments of pain and its moments of triumph. This 237-word fic adds 'and its moments of wry humor.'

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Life in the SGC is a never-ending adventure, Daniel decides. See the universe! Meet new peoples! Save the world!

Title: Brain Bugs
Author's LJ/DWJ/AO3: thassalia
Categories: angst, humor, character: Cam, character: Daniel, character: Sam, character: Teal'c, era: Season 9-10
Warnings: None
Author's Webpage/Fic list: Fic tag at LJ
Link to story: Brain Bugs
Why this should be read: For movie night in the aftermath of 'The Scourge,' the team watches Starship Troopers. Unsurprisingly, and not all on account of the film, the tone of the evening shifts from bantery decompression to serious review of the choices they made on the mission. The cute parts of the fic are very cute, the discussion (and the fic-as-meta) is thought-provoking, and the characterization and Cam point-of-view hit just the right notes.

About 1500 words.

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Title: the earth below us was dancing with lights
Author's LJ/DWJ/AO3: wishfulaces | aces
Categories: character: Daniel, character: Jack, character: Sam, character: Teal'c, team
Warnings: None
Author's Webpage/Fic list: Fic tag | SG-1 works list at AO3
Link to story: the earth below us was dancing with lights
Why this should be read: A natural event of otherworldly beauty, appreciated by the team with a good plausible dose of 'this is just really pretty, right, not really pretty and also about to kill us?' caution that adds to the enjoyment. I especially like the meta-ey sidebars: Carter noting the difference between a scientific description and aesthetic appreciation, and Daniel choosing not to videotape, because recording a thing can detract from the actual experience of it, and this is an experience worth savoring directly, fully in the moment.

630 words.

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Title: A Resonant Transliteration
Author's LJ/DWJ/AO3: jenlev
Categories: character study, character: Daniel Jackson
Warnings: None
Author's Webpage/Fic list: Stories
Link to story: A Resonant Transliteration
Why this should be read: A beautiful study of Daniel as the team goes through the gate to explore a planet they haven't been to before. This fic is a sense-of-wonder refresher: a celebration of how fundamentally marvelous gate travel is. It's also a gift to Daniel, who is musing, as the story opens in the embarkation room, that it's been a long time since they met a truly alien race. The fertile Daniel headspace, rich with associations, is portrayed in loving detail. Through Daniel's perceptions and deductions, so is what they find in the new ancient world they step into.

About 1200 words.

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Title: The Cat Came Back (Again)
Author's LJ/DWJ: thothmes & bethinexile
Categories: character: daniel jackson, character: jack o'neill, character: samantha carter, character: teal'c, character: vala mal doran, character: cameron mitchell, crackfic, era: post-series, team
Warnings: nonpermanent character death
Author's Webpage/Fic list: fic tag @ thothmes & fic tag @ bethinexile
Link to story: The Cat Came Back (Again)

Why this should be read: Daniel Jackson. Is. A. Cat. A cat that can walk through coffee tables and pounce through lit candles. A cat who brings home mice that don't exactly exist. Those damn Ancients and their sense of ... is it humor or justice?

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